The International Day of Peace has always been a time ... prevention and through a surge in diplomacy for peace reaffirms the United Nations' founding mission. Since its inception, the UN has ...

In August 2013, the UN General Assembly made the decision to proclaim 6 April as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. UNESCO is the United Nations’ lead agency for Physical ...

Two years later, in December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace to be observed on any day of the year by Member ...

Every day, the United Nations feeds the hungry and shelters those ... our mediators bring warriors to the peace table; our relief workers brave treacherous environments to deliver life-saving ...

The United Nations (UN) Vesak Day celebrations were held this year in Thailand, once more following Lakshman Kadirgamar's initiative in moving the February 8, 2000 UN resolution which internationally ...

The Day aims to uphold the desire to ... particularly the United Nations system, to promote a culture of peace and non-violence that benefits all of humanity, including future generations.